Second Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Battalion Group.

Third Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Battalion Group.

Fourth Otago and Southland Battalion Group.

Fifth Wellington, West Coast and Taranaki Battalion Group.

Seventh Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Battalion Group.

The Army Reserve is the part-time component of New Zealand's Army, with a mission to provide trained individual volunteers and formed groups of soldiers for overseas operations.

Value of the Reserves

4 O'South

Fourth Otago and Southland Battalion Group

Introduction

The 4th Otago and Southland Battalion Group is an Army Reserve unit which recruits and trains part-time soldiers and officers from the lower half of the South Island.

The unit consists of Company sized units based in Dunedin and Invercargill and its proud Scottish roots are reflected in the Regimental Belt which is that of the Queen's Own Highlanders created in the pattern of Mackenzie Tartan.

Role

The role of the unit is to provide trained volunteers for overseas operations as required, as well as a trained pool of personnel to be able to respond to civil emergency tasks within New Zealand.

In order to meet these roles the Unit trains regularly throughout the year. Training is broken down into 3 hour training nights, regular weekend exercises and an annual two-week exercise.

Locations

Kensington Army Hall
24 Bridgman Street
Dunedin
Ph 03 455 1099

10 Victoria Avenue
Invercargill
Ph 03 218 7309

This page was last reviewed on 9 June 2009, and is current.